title: Late-onset Rasmussen's encephalitis and long-term remission.
abstract: We describe an adult man with biopsy-proven Rasmussen's encephalitis and intractable epilepsy, who underwent excellent recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with Rasmussen's encephalitis who has become completely symptomless, at least for three years, on enhanced antiepileptic and immunological medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Päijät Häme Central Hospital, LahtiDepartment of Neurology, Päijät Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland. laura.kupila@phsotey.fi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kupila
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jutila
authors.forename: Arto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Immonen
authors.forename: Ritva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanninen
authors.forename: Esa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mervaala
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pateau
authors.forename: Liisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luostarinen
authors.forename: Reetta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kälviäinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous